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2026 | Spring Issue
Welcome to Trauma Informed Oregon Talk, our e-newsletter! Learn the latest news from Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO), read essays from the TIO community, discover trauma informed activities across the state, and start using trauma informed tools and resources we have learned about or added to our website.
Note from Mandy, Director of TIO
Hello all,
We’re committing to being in touch more often, so we are sending this newsletter out every three months. Our hope is to stay connected in a more consistent way rather than trying to catch up on six months of updates all at once.
We’d also love to highlight you. If you’re interested in sharing a practice you’re loving or a trauma informed experience you’d like others to learn from, please reach out to us at tioinfo@pdx.edu. We’d be grateful to include your voice.
This edition focuses on feedback and includes a few helpful resources, as well as upcoming events and opportunities to connect.
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Community Blogs: Trauma Informed Feedback
The Role of Feedback in Trauma Informed Care
by Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director of Trauma Informed Oregon
This blog asks readers to reflect on their own experiences with Feedback – one of the Five Essential Elements of TIC – to help strengthen organizational feedback practices and build safer environments.
Read Mandy's blog »
When Grievances Move Past Filing
by Christy da Rosa, PhD, LCSW, Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
This critique of an organizational grievance policy makes the case for viewing client feedback collectively over time in order to identify patterns among grievances that can be proactively addressed.
Read Christy's blog »
Before the Roll Out: Why Trauma Informed Wellness Starts with Policy
by Steffannie Roaché, MS LPC, Assistant Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
This reflection on trauma informed practice applied to usage of a personal "smart home device" provides a parallel with implementation of trauma informed care in the workplace.
Read Steffannie's blog »
Ready-to-Use Resources
New Tool: Trauma Informed Feedback Processes – A Culture of Feedback
This document explains how organizations can build a trauma informed culture of feedback by making feedback processes safer, more transparent, more collaborative, and more responsive to the needs of staff, partners, and patients. It also includes practical examples, sample scripts, and survey approaches that organizations can adapt for onboarding, policy review, and service-related feedback.
Download the Tool (PDF) »
TIO Online Resource Library
TIO's Trauma Informed Care Resource Library is a searchable, filterable collection of practical materials including trainings, tools, videos, books, guides, checklists, and evidence-based references produced by TIO and partner organizations to help our community implement trauma informed practices.
Browse the library »
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Behind the Scenes: What Is TIO up to?
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Meetings at the TIO Round Table
We spent some time decorating and creating more comfortable communal spaces. This has increased relational time around the table doing work or just sharing a cup of tea – we are also surrounded by Oregon's TIC Vision, which was created in 2019. |
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Tracking Our Impact: People We’ve Seen and Places We’ve Gone
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Some Places We Have Been
Salem, Yamhill, Clackamas, Klamath Falls, Seaside
The Sector Scene
Early Childhood Learning, Faith Leaders, 4-H, Legal Advocates, Juvenile Departments, Criminal Legal Systems, Administrators, Policy Makers, Medical, Disaster Resilience CBOs, and more
Training at-a-Glance: Jan-Mar 2026
- Moral Injury: The Hidden Cost of Caring for Crisis Responders
- TREM
- Providence Seaside Hospital Lunch & Learn
- Foundations of TIC
- State Partner Training
- The Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS)
- Goodwill
- NARA – Toxic stress on providers and policies that improve workforce wellness
- 4-day Training of Trainers (pay by seat)
- Somatic Moment (2 sessions)
- Workforce Wellness: "Still Here, Still Working"; "Facilitator/Supervision Skillsets"; "Looking Out for Your People" (3 sessions)
- TIC Microlesson: "Policy, Procedure, & Practice"; "Organizational Commitment" (2 sessions)
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Indigenized Version of Early Childhood (ECE) Approaches to Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
Trauma Informed Oregon, with support from The Ford Family Foundation, is developing an indigenized version of Early Childhood (ECE) Approaches to Trauma Informed Care (TIC) through a focused redesign process led by Native and Indigenous educators.
With input from a 10-member advisory group, the ECE of TIC is being revised to begin with healing as the foundation, recognizing community strengths, continuity, and existing pathways of wellness before discussing adversity. Work continues, and the 8-hour training will be available in late 2026.
The "Create Resilience" Youth Art Contest
The contest is open to Oregon youth ages 13–21. Entries will be accepted May 1st thru August 1st and winners will be announced September 10th (World Suicide Prevention Day). There are cash awards (first, second, and third prize winners and two honorable mentions) and schools of six of the youth will receive $250 each for mental health promoting events and activities.
Learn more and enter contest »
Closed Peer Learning Groups for Implementing TIC
Trauma Informed Oregon is launching a closed peer learning group for Oregon organizations implementing TIC at an organizational level. This would be a monthly group, piloted over the course of a year, designed for TI champions within organizations with an active TI implementation plan to share experiences, problem-solve bureaucratic barriers, and collaborate with peers navigating similar power structures.
At this stage, we are simply reaching out to see who might be interested. If this group is of interest to you, please let us know by filling out this short form. We will connect with you from there.
Complete the form »
Trainings for TI Practices in Out-of-School Settings
TIO, with support from the Oregon Community Foundations, has completed 2 of 8 trainings across the state for out-of-school program providers on TI practices in these settings. Information is being sent through several out-of-school program organizers. Be in touch if you would like to know more.
Contact TIO »
Early Childhood Leaders Launch Statewide Trauma Informed Care Training Initiative
A growing network of early childhood educators and community partners across Oregon is preparing to launch a statewide series of trainings focused on Early Childhood Education Approaches to Trauma Informed Care.
The training series will run through March and includes offerings in Spanish, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and English and Somali. Most sessions will be held online to ensure statewide access, while several in person and hybrid trainings will take place in Bend, Salem, and Portland.
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Register for TIO's April 2026 Events
Training of Trainers
We still have a few seats available for our April 20 – 23 Training of Trainers (ToT) session. For individuals and organizations wanting to offer trauma informed care training in their communities and/or organization, joining a Training of Trainers can increase confidence and preparation.
Our Training of Trainers consists of four days of in-person learning and practicing of TIO’s Foundational material. Participants are provided with a Trainer’s Manual that offers potential lesson layouts, sample scripts, and supportive materials. Lessons are tailored to adult learning styles and participants are provided with opportunities to train amongst their cohort.
Apply for Training of Trainers »
Trauma Informed Supervision
Register for TIO's Trauma Informed Supervision event for April – May 2026. More events will be posted soon!
Browse calendar and register »
Sign up for quarterly event emails »
Reminders and Action Items
TIO Satisfaction Survey: How Can TIO Improve Our Offerings to Support Your Work?
TIO values feedback to improve our work! Please take a moment and share your thoughts on your experience with Trauma Informed Oregon and trauma informed care projects in your community. This voluntary, anonymous survey will take 3-5 minutes and will help us improve the quality and impact of our trainings and offerings. This survey is being conducted by Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO). Your response will be included in a report that can be used to improve our work. Research findings about best TIC training practices may also be published or shared publicly. We value your input and appreciate your time.
Take the satisfaction survey »
Know the Why
Email us if you have an "Is this trauma informed, and why" question at info@traumainformedoregon.org.
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2026, Trauma Informed Oregon
Regional Research Institute for Human Services
Portland State University
1600 SW 4th Ave. Suite 900
Portland, OR 97201
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